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Area Museum Exhibitions Fall-Winter 2011-2012
Philadelphia Museum of Art 26th and Benjamin Franklin Parkway Phila., PA 19101 (215)763-8100 Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus Now Through October 30, 2011 This exhibition reunites, for the first time since 1656, seven paintings of Jesus by Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn. Abandoning traditional sources, Rembrandt created these exceedingly rare portraits of Christ with the use of a human model--a step which was totally unprecedented at the time. In viewing them today, visitors are presented with a number of religious, historic, and artistic questions to ponder. Dutch Treat
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts 18N. Broad St. Philadelphia, PA 19102 (215)972-7600 here Dates: October 22 - December 31, 2011 Opening reception: Friday, October 21, 2011 Location: Fisher Brooks Gallery, Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building What is the role of "place" in art? here. is an exhibition that considers how “place” is not simply the geographic locality where an artist lives and works but also the juice of lived experience—the subject matter, material, concepts and freedoms that this space provides. Recognizing how place influences and infiltrates each artist’s work in diverse and complicated ways, here. explores how a sense of place exists in the work of artists from six particular regions—Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Phoenix, Raleigh-Durham, Detroit and Kansas City.
In Scott Hocking’s works a sense of place can be found in glimpses of Detroit that appear in his photographs, while in Arizona collective Postcommodity’s installations it is found in references to Native American ritual and history. Kansas artist Michael Kruger refers to hippy culture in Lawrence, while North Carolina artist Glenda Wharton’s animated film paints childhood dreams that allude to the segregated South. Place appears in many guises, whether expressed directly in the freedoms a space affords, the subject matter it provides, or the material and conceptual needs that it satisfies.
Acknowledging that a work of art is saturated with the artist’s concrete experience of place, here. is an exhibition by 24 artists who live and work in areas of the country that are peripheral to the dominant art markets, selected by PAFA’s Curator of Contemporary Art, Julien Robson, and five guest curators. This exhibition challenges the idea of “regionalism” as an unfashionable term that references only the parochial or the provincial, highlighting instead the fact that many communities have begun to place greater importance on how history and place define them in a globalized world. By presenting a diverse range of compelling artistic practices seen through the eyes of curators who live and work in the regions, here. provides a platform for artists from six regions and opens a broader discussion about what Regionalism can mean to American art today.
Artists: Lewis Colburn, Jennifer Levonian, Megawords,Tim Portlock Michael Krueger, Erika Nelson, Aaron Storck, Whoop Dee Doo Bunk News, Paul Coors, Terence Hammonds, Katie Parker and Guy Michael Davis Liz Cohen, Scott Hocking, Chido Johnson, Abigail Newbold Elsewhere Collaborative, Harrison Haynes, Stacy Lynn Waddell, Glenda Wharton Sue Chenoweth, Postcommodity, Aaron Rothman, Gregory Sale Henry Ossawa Tanner: Modern Spirit Organized by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (January 2012 - Spring 2013) Dates: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, January 28 - April 15, 2012
Location: Fisher Brooks Gallery, Samuel M. V. Hamilton Building The subject of this exhibition is the career and life of the artist Henry O. Tanner (1859-1937) - including the pioneering African-American artist’s upbringing in Philadelphia in the years after the Civil War; the artist’s success as an American expatriate artist at the highest levels of the international art world at the turn of the 20th century; Tanner’s role as a leader of an artist’s colony in rural France and his unique contributions in aid of American servicemen to the Red Cross efforts in WWI France; his modernist invigoration of religious painting deeply rooted in his own faith; Tanner’s depictions of the Holy Land and North Africa interpreted through comparison with contemporary French orientalist painting and photography; and the scientific and technical innovations of the artist’s oeuvre. Henry O. Tanner was a student at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from 1879 to 1885. PAFA is proud to organize this exhibition, and especially to elevate Tanner’s reputation through new scholarship and to bring his greatest works together for the first time in a generation.
The James A. Michener Art Museum 138 South Pine St. Doylestown, PA 18901 (215) 340-9800
Woodmere Museum 9201 Germantown Ave. Phila., PA 19118 (215) 247-0476 Flirting with Abstraction: Modern and Contemporary Art of Philadelphia in the Promised Gift of Karen Segal and Woodmere's Collection September 25, 2011 – January 8, 2012 Open House on Sunday, September 25 | 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Flirting with Abstraction brings together some seventy-five works by Philadelphia artists who have used the language of abstraction—color, line, texture, scale, and form—to express the ideas, emotions, and sensuality of life's experiences. Anchored by fine examples of abstract painting and sculpture from Woodmere's collection, the exhibition also presents selections from the transformative promised gift of artist and Chestnut Hill resident Karen Segal, which will bring previously unimagined depth to the Museum's holdings of twentieth- and twenty-first century art. Cell phone audio tour available. Kids Care 18 November 6 - December 18 Reception: Saturday, November 12, 2-4 p. m.
Helen Millard Children's Gallery
FREE Beautiful artworks made by hundreds of children from around the Philadelphia region are on exhibit in this collaborative project between Woodmere Art Museum and WXPN's Kids Corner. All artworks are made as holiday gifts. Brandywine Museum Route 1 Chadds Ford, PA 19317 (610) 388-2700
Masterpieces by Andrew Wyeth from the Collections September 24 through January 29, 2012 The museum’s superlative collection of works by Andrew Wyeth demonstrates a range of styles and subject matter representing the artist’s 75-year career. These works record the artist’s view of the landscape and his experiences with people and places. In addition, a selection of studies for these paintings is lent from the Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Collection. These seldom-seen works in pencil and watercolor demonstrate the artist’s close observation of form and his exploration of color and mood.
READING PUBLIC MUSEUM 500 MUSEUM ROAD READING PA (610) 371-5632 American Impressionism Sept.24-Jan. 29 This comprehensive exhibition features, for the first time, one of The Museum's greatest strengths — its collection of works by American Impressionists. The collection of lyrical landscapes, ranging from snow-covered hills to sun-filled harbors and seascapes, penetrating portraits, and remarkable still life paintings documents an important moment in the history of American art. It includes more than 100 total works, including 75 oil paintings and nearly 30 works on paper dating from the 1880s through the 1940s. A wide range of approaches to impressionism, including an abiding interest in capturing the effects of light and atmosphere in compositions, is explored.
Arranged according to the artists' colonies that played a critical role in the development of American Impressionism, this exhibition examines those at Cos Cob and Old Lyme in Connecticut; Cape Cod, Cape Anne, and Rockport, in Massachusetts; New Hope and Philadelphia in Pennsylvania; Taos, New Mexico; and throughout California. Within each of these colonies, artists were able to teach, collaborate and escape the daily rigors of their city studios. Often located in scenic locations within striking distance of major cities, artists' colonies served up steady doses of natural beauty and provided ample subject matter. Leading artists of the movement include William Merritt Chase, Childe Hassam, Ernest Lawson, Julian Alden Weir, John Twachtman, Chauncey Ryder, Frank W. Benson, William Paxton, Abbott Thayer, Guy Wiggins, Charles Webster Hawthorne, Colin Campbell Cooper, Daniel Garber and Edward Redfield, among others. In addition, American expatriate artists such as Mary Cassatt and John Singer Sargent will be examined. ALLENTOWN ART MUSEUM • 31 N. Fifth Street • Allentown, PA 18101 (610) 432.4333 •
Delaware Art Museum 800 S. Madison St Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 571-9590
Winterthur Winterthur, DE 19735 (800)448-3883
Paint, Pattern, and People On view April 2, 2011–January 8, 2012 This landmark exhibition explores the stunning and diverse furniture of southeastern Pennsylvania and the people who made, owned, inherited, and collected it. Delving into the cultures and creativity of the area’s inhabitants, primarily those of British and Germanic heritage, this comprehensive show features nearly 200 objects, including unique and colorful furniture, fraktur, needlework, paintings, and other items related to the history of the region.
Paint, Pattern & People sheds new light on distinctive local variations of furniture, presenting rare examples for which the maker or family history is known. The exhibition is accompanied by an iPod tour, a film, and special house tours as well as a fully illustrated, 304-page publication. Join us for an in-depth exploration of this diverse region and its various creative expressions.
Portrait of Samuel Ensminger, Jr. and Portrait of Mrs. Samuel Ensminger, Jr. (Elizabeth Summy) and child, attributed to Jacob Maentel (1778–1863?), Manheim, Lancaster County; 1831; Watercolor and ink on wove paper; Collection of Stephen and Dolores Smith
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